Chapter 2235 Thomas’ Counterattack 2

"Order, the destroyers come up and stop them." As for Thomas's move, Hipper always believed that it might be a test lightning strike, releasing torpedoes to disrupt the formation of the German fleet. In this case, it is enough for soldiers to fill in the soil to block the water. However, Hipper soon smelled a smell of conspiracy!

"The British attack method is very special. The first batch was 6 destroyers. Their attack surface was too wide, which attracted our attention. After all, lightning strikes must be dense enough to pose a threat to the enemy fleet, and the British If the first wave of human destroyers were to be struck by lightning, it would be almost equivalent to fighting alone, without the slightest effect."

"However, the second wave came out with light cruisers, 4 in total. There was a certain distance between them and the first wave of destroyers. However, the third wave of fleets passed through the formation very quickly, almost following the pace of the light cruisers. , then, before the first wave of British destroyers made fire contact with the destroyers we sent, they first released smoke!" A German officer recorded the prelude of the Thomas fleet's attack like this!

"No, this is a conspiracy! This is an offensive smoke screen! The British want to penetrate our defenses!" Hipper was frightened when he saw dense clouds of smoke rolling over quickly accompanied by the movement of British destroyers. Cold sweat, vaguely, he seemed to realize something!

"Order the armored cruiser detachment commanded by Major General Bodick to immediately attack the British light cruiser and destroyer detachment! Don't worry about the battleships in the distance, their 10-inch guns can't hurt those big guys at all!"

"Order the reserve destroyer squadron to bypass the opponent's forward and prepare to launch a counter-lightning strike against the Thomas fleet!" Hipper issued two orders in less than a minute, with a slight nervousness and a trace of anxiety in his words. Worried, even his voice was a little nervous. He was really scared! But fear did not overwhelm him. Instead, he made the best decision in a short time.

The British destroyers rushed towards the head of the German fleet. The smoke had just dispersed, and the warships on both sides still had vision and shooting range. So, as the order was issued, the three Mainz-class armored cruisers quickly turned their guns. Aiming at the rapidly advancing British light cruiser!

boom! More than a dozen 10-inch shells quickly flew out of the barrel and fired directly at the British light cruiser, which was less than 8 kilometers away! At this distance, the elevation angle of the artillery becomes very small, and it can even be described as a flat shot! At this moment, four German armored cruisers attacked the British light cruiser, which was gradually obscured by smoke, at the highest rate of fire. Columns of water rose on the sea, but the British light cruiser did not fight back, but continued to charge!

The first wave of German destroyers responsible for the interception finally came into contact with their opponents. The three destroyers rushed towards a British destroyer that was releasing smoke. The two sides quickly approached at a relative speed of more than 50 knots, and at a distance of less than 1,500 meters. From a distance, the shells from three German destroyers fell like raindrops on the fast-moving destroyer. The latter's range of fire was very limited due to the smoke it released. In just 5 minutes, under the attack of shells and torpedoes, the destroyer fell It became the first battleship to be sunk in this battlefield.

However, before the German officers and soldiers of the destroyer S37 had time to celebrate their victory, a huge figure suddenly rushed out of the billowing smoke. Suddenly, the distance between the two sides was so close that a British light ship The cruiser rushed past the S37 at a distance of less than 800 meters. The British warship's 6-inch cannon reacted as the shells quickly swept past the S37 like a scimitar. Such a close distance was simply an escape route. There's no way around it! Without any thought, the dense shells reduced the superstructure of S37 to ruins in an extremely short time.

The V81 next to it was also affected. Behind the British light cruiser, destroyers rushed quickly along the opened path towards the German fleet in the distance. Now, they were less than 6 kilometers away from the target in a straight line!

"Hit!" Accompanied by the excited voice of the gunner in the turret, a 10-inch shell accurately hit the middle of the hull of the British light cruiser HMS Banquet God. With a violent explosion, a ball of orange-yellow gunfire erupted from below the chimney. Flames, the entire battleship seemed to be trembling slightly under the blow, a large amount of steam began to fill the deck and cabins, and the Banquet God's trajectory also appeared a bit messy. The destroyers on both sides immediately rushed forward like sharks that smelled fishy smell. The Germans wanted to kill the light cruiser with torpedoes, while the British wanted to save it!

The large-scale melee between the auxiliary warships of both sides reached a climax. More than 40 light cruisers and destroyers were fighting in a small sea area. The roar of artillery resounded throughout the battlefield, and loud noises from time to time heralded another battle. A battleship was brought to the altar of the God of War. Smoke, flames and death have become the themes of this battlefield! The auxiliary force of Hipper's fleet was originally less, but with the help of three armored cruisers, the Germans still managed to stabilize their position! Even killed 2 British light cruisers!

"Our attack seems to have been temporarily blocked." An officer said, looking at the British destroyer that had approached the German fleet, but was ultimately unable to enter the final effective lightning strike distance.

"Haha, it doesn't matter. We have losses but also rewards. Have you seen those large battleships attacking light cruisers and destroyers?" Thomas said with a smile. "These guys are armored cruisers. Once the battle begins, just hand them over to Major General Hood. We will concentrate our firepower on the battleships that are shooting at us! Those are real battlecruisers."

Thomas knew very well that Hipper would never use the main guns of the battlecruisers to deal with the British light cruisers. What a waste! Therefore, it must be the armored cruiser that turns its guns now. So, invisibly, the German actions helped the British eliminate those secondary targets from the targets! Thomas is very proud now, because he knows that Hipper can definitely think of this, but so what if he can think of it? In this case, Hipper can only do this! As for those light cruisers destroyed by 10-inch guns? Well, this is the price of war! Thomas will take revenge on them!

Under the cover of smoke and auxiliary battleships, Thomas' queens finally got closer to their target! Only 12 kilometers away from the Hipper fleet, the seven battleships of the Thomas fleet and the fast battleship Fury of Rear Admiral Hood, a total of 56 15-inch guns and 8 343MM guns, were aimed at the remaining ships of the Hipper fleet. 5 battleships! Hipper was trembling...

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